Menahga parent expresses unease about student safety, following staff member arrest

Menahga parent expresses unease about student safety, following staff member arrest

Pamela Hodgden raised concerns about lack of transparency, accountability and communication in the Menahga School District, citing a recent employee arrest of a paraprofessional and volunteer coach. Jeffrey L. Newburey, 24, of Menahga, was arrested on charges of failing to register as a predatory offender. “I’m here as a concerned parent,” she said during the public portion of the Monday, Sept. 22 school board meeting. Hodgden said she and many …